Year: 2016
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Brad Boxberger out until mid-May
March 18, 2016 Tampa Bay Rays — Brad Boxberger will be out at least eight weeks after surgery on his abdominal muscles. Manager Kevin Cash would not name a closer, saying that the team would fill the role with a committee based on matchups and recent usage. Options in the ninth will include Danny Farquhar, Alex…
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Andrew Bailey turning heads in Phillies camp
March 18, 2016 Philadelphia Phillies – Andrew Bailey has now pitched four scoreless spring innings, allowing just one hit and striking out five. With David Hernandez battling a sore triceps, Bailey may have emerged as the early favorite to close for Philadelphia. Among other possible candidates, Edward Mujica is also having a good spring and…
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Top Relievers for Holds in 2016
All right deep-league nerds, here are your best draft bets for holds. The list below consciously avoids including relievers in battles for the closer spot (Andrew Miller, Arodys Vizcaino, Jeremy Jeffress, etc.) to start the season, because if you are drafting a player based on his ability to give you holds, you don’t necessarily want him…
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Top 15 Middle Relievers for 2016
Below is a ranking of our top 15 middle relievers, based on their likelihood to get saves this season — not necessarily their skill level. As an example, Kelvin Herrera is a very good reliever who’s unlikely to get any save chances, because he’s stuck behind Wade Davis and Joakim Soria. So although Herrera is a much better pitcher…
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2016 Tiered Closer Rankings
March 7, 2016 We have reviewed all 30 team’s bullpens so you know who we think will be the closer to start the season and who else will be relevant at the back end of each bullpen. Now let’s rank each closer from number 30 to number 1. Tier 6 – Might not have jobs…